A lot of teachers are using the default Administrator account to log into their laptops and classroom computers, and not all the laptops have the same password on that account.  Since the Technology Coordinator and other technical staff need access to these computers, we need all the computers to have the same password for the Administrator.  Additionally to keep the students from learning the primary administrative password, you need to use a different account to access the computers on a regular basis.

Getting to the User Accounts

• Click on the Start button.
• Click on Settings.
• Click on Control Panel.
• In the Control Panel, double click on User Accounts.

Changing the Administrator's Password

Once the User Account utility is open and on the Home screen, you can do the following to change the Administrator's password.

• Click on the account named Administrator.
• Click on Create a password (or Change my password).
• Enter your current password.
• Enter the new password that the Technology Coordinator has given you.
• Click Change Password.
• When asked the following: Do you want to make your files and folders private?  Click No.

Creating New User Accounts

For all the classroom computers, there should be two additionally accounts, a teacher account and a student account.  Once the User Account utility is open and on the Home screen, you can do the following to create a new account.

• Click on Create a new account.
• Type a name for the account into the box provided and click next.
  • For the teacher account, use your name.
  • For the student account, use Student.
• Select the account type:
  • For the teacher account, select Computer Administrator.
  • For the student account, select Limited.
• Click Create Account to finish.

Changing the Password of Your New Account

You still need to set a password for your teacher account.  We are not going to set a password for the Student account so that students can log in without a password.  The directions are the same as changing the Administrator's password.

• Click on the name (which should be your name) of the new account you just created.
• Click on Change my password.
• Enter a new password that you can remember.
• Enter the password a second time.
• Click Change Password.

Moving "My Documents" from the Administrator's Account

If you saved any files on the Administrator's account, you will need to move them to your new account.  Do the following from your new account.

• Start by opening Windows Explorer.
  • Click on Start > Programs > Accessories > Windows Explorer
• Click on "Local Disk (C:)"
• Click on the Documents and Settings folder.
• Click on the Adminstrator folder.
• Click on the Administrator's Documents.
• Select all of your files and move them to your My Documents folder.